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19 October 2024 | Saturday · 4:35 PM

Death At The Sign Of The Rook

Title:
Death At The Sign Of The Rook
Series:
Jackson Brodie
Genre:
Mystery
Publisher:
Penguin
Release Date:
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
319

Plot Summary
Two highly valued paintings (possibly Renaissance period) go missing from two different places – one from the Padgett’s, belonging to Dorothy Padgett who has just passed. And the other from Burton Makepeace, home to Lady Milton & her family. With stark similarities & the clues left behind, you are bound to ask – are the two thefts related? Is it the same person? What was the reason behind the thefts? All this promises for a brilliant read, sprinkled with humor thanks to a shambolic Murder Mystery Weekend being hosted at Burton Makepeace.

Verdict
This is exactly my kind of a book. Art, Renaissance portraits & their thefts makes you feel you are reading a Jeffrey Archer book. Except that, …

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1 December 2023 | Friday · 1:26 PM

The Mystery Guest (Nita Prose) 🥇🔰

Title:
The Mystery Guest
Series:
Molly The Maid
Genre:
Thriller
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Release Date:
Format:
Paper Back
Pages:
336
Source:
Book Forums Book Review Blog 2023

Winner:
Book Of The Year 2023;
Best Character 2023 (Molly Gray);
All Time Best Reads

As the reading year draws to an end, here comes Molly once again, and easily climbs straight up to the best reads of 2023. Nita Prose successfully accomplishes the hardest thing to achieve – following up a runaway hit with an equally enthralling sequel. And not only does this second book maintain the charm & appeal of the first, but it also far outdoes it.

The book begins with an acclaimed mystery author J.D. Grimthorpe dropping dead just ahead of a much-publicized announcement he was due to make in the Regency Grand’s tearoom. And as the book itself keeps reminding you, …

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14 April 2023 | Friday · 11:29 PM

Prettier If She Smiled More

Prettier If She Smiled More | Book Review
Title:
Prettier If She Smiled More
Series:
The Schnabel Family
Genre:
Literary Fiction; Humor
Publisher:
Hachette Australia
Release Date:
Format:
Kindle
Pages:
326
Source:
BookForums 2023

An extremely free flowing, fluent & easy to read pick. Welcome back the Schnabel family that enthralled us with wit, humor and wackiness last year, and is all set to repeat here. Prettier If She Smiled More instantly draws you in with it’s simplistic & light-hearted vibes which assure it to be a feel-good read.

While Dinner With The Schnabels had Tansy’s family (Simon and the kids) in the thick of things, this time round we have her sister Kylie taking limelight. It’s always good when a sequel gives a supporting character of the past, a chance to be the main lead. It starts with Kylie having a disastrous week with 3 disasters coming her way one after …

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22 March 2023 | Wednesday · 12:08 AM

Finlay Donovan Jumps The Gun

Finlay Donovan Jumps The Gun | Book Review | Elle Cosimano
Title:
Finlay Donovan Jumps The Gun
Series:
Finlay Donovan
Genre:
Thriller; Mystery
Publisher:
Review
Release Date:
Format:
Kindle
Pages:
302
Source:
BookForums 2023

Let me begin by saying that I love the characters of Finlay Donovan & Vero – what a swashbuckling team they make! And add to it the two little monsters Delia & Zach! This is what the Finlay Donovan Series has treated us to till now – a stunning mixture of suspense, thrill and humor! No wonder, expectations were high from this much anticipated read of 2023.

But as soon as you pick this 3rd version, you quite easily can sense something amiss. Something lacking in the book right from the beginning. It has a slower than expected start. Valuable time is squandered in reintroducing characters here and there. Yet, they were not easy to recall. I strongly felt the need …

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3 March 2023 | Friday · 11:43 PM

Someone Else’s Shoes

Someone Else's Shoes | Jojo Moyes | Book Review
Title:
Someone Else’s Shoes
Series:
NA
Genre:
Literary Fiction
Publisher:
Penguin
Release Date:
Format:
Kindle
Pages:
426
Source:
BookForums 2023

Someone Else’s Shoes is a lovable story with a unique & original plot that makes for a light, enjoyable read. It has two stories running in parallel – revolving around the lives of the two protagonists, Sam & Nisha – which converge together resulting in some utmost funny & boisterous situations.

Sam Kemp is a middle aged woman, leading a mundane middle-class life – never quite free from worrying about bills, job, boss and so on. Her husband Phil has lost his job and going through a rough patch of depression. As a result, she is compelled to run the household single handedly.

Nisha Cantor on the other hand is quite the opposite. Married to a rich man Carl, she was leading a luxurious …

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9 January 2023 | Monday · 5:31 PM

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It | Book Review | Elle Cosimano
Title:
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
Series:
Finlay Donovan
Genre:
Thriller; Mystery
Publisher:
Headline Publishing Group
Release Date:
Format:
Kindle
Pages:
369
Source:
BookForums 2023

Book #1 of the Finlay Donovan series introduces Finlay Donovan alongside other recurring characters who are sure to endear themselves to the reader. A single mom of two adorable kids Delia & Zach, Finlay Donovan is struggling to write her novel with the deadline looming, 2 young kids needing her, unpaid bills and a babysitter fired by her ex husband.

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It hits the perfect note right from the word go with some utterly funny situational comic scenes and a wacky protagonist fighting her way through her daily grind. A discussion of her plot for the new novel with her agent is overheard by a by-sitter who mistakes Finlay for a contract killer & hands …

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